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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter Three, The Disembodied Lady.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The character's condition is caused by polyneuritis, which is:
(a) Damaging of the pain centers of the nerves attached to skin
(b) Damaging of the sensory roots of the spinal and cranial nerves
(c) Damaging of the sensory roots of the nerves attached to skin
(d) Damaging of the pain centers of the spinal and cranial nerves

2. Dr. P cannot recognize what?
(a) Faces
(b) Pictures
(c) Sounds
(d) Emotions

3. If Sacks called his chapters 'studies' what would that mean about his attitude?
(a) He is detached from his patients.
(b) He despises his patients.
(c) He likes his patients.
(d) He is professional.

4. How long does Sacks cover the patient's condition without seeing recovery?
(a) Twenty years
(b) Ten years
(c) Eight years
(d) One year

5. What does Sacks compare his tales to?
(a) The Bible
(b) Lawrence of Arabia
(c) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(d) Arabian Nights

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does the main character have?

2. Dr. P is a teacher of what?

3. What word does Dr. Sacks use to describe the way the main character feels?

4. Which faculty of mind does Sacks argue is left out of psychology and neuroscience?

5. Most neuroscientists thought that most neurological disorders were caused by damage to what part of the brain?

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